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Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Politics PMN News PMN Canada Author of the article: The Canadian Press Stephanie Taylor Article content OTTAWA — Documents show some residential school survivors told Ottawa they didn’t want to “wear” a decision to raise the Canadian flag, as the government spent months mulling how to lift the Maple Leaf from half-mast. Hoisting the flag became a source of debate last year after it was lowered for months following the discovery of what were believed to be the…

courtneyk | E+ | Getty ImagesAn audit by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration revealed the IRS has tossed data for millions of payers, sparking anger from the tax community.The material, known as paper-filed information returns in accounting parlance, are sent yearly by employers and financial institutions, and cover taxable activity, such as W-2 forms, with copies sent to taxpayers and the IRS.The continued inability to process backlogs of paper-filed tax returns contributed to management's decision to…

A new book, titled Vajpayee: The Years that Changed India is all set to hit the stands on 25th December to mark the birth anniversary of veteran BJP leader, and former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The book charts the course of Vajpayee’s prime ministership and tries to give the readers a glimpse into Vajpayee’s thought process and political philosophy. Written by Shakti Sinha, who had worked very closely with Vajpayee during his tenure as the prime minister, and is currently the honorary director of the Atal…

Also, the Sri Lankan government will sell long-term visas to attract foreign currency after the island nation ran out of dollars to pay even for food and fuel in the wake of a crippling economic crisis. Sri Lanka's economic collapse has triggered widespread street protests demanding President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's…

Twitter employees were scheduled to have Monday off, for the company's monthly “day of rest.” But Elon Musk made it hard not to think about work. Musk, the billionaire who disclosed this month he'd become the largest individual Twitter shareholder, backed away from a plan to join the company's board over the weekend. Days earlier, Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal had laid the groundwork for a friendly relationship by inviting Musk to join the board. The company was so confident he'd accept that it listed Musk as a…